遵

zūn

to observe

to obey; to follow; to comply with

walking (辶) + reverence (尊) = to follow and comply

尊 depicts a hand holding a wine vessel in reverence — to walk (辶) in the way of reverence (尊) is to follow rules with respect. The image of honoring something guides you toward obedience to it.

辶+尊→遵
尊ReverenceSemantic
辶Movement along a pathSemantic

我们都要遵守学校的规定。

wǒ men dōu yào zūn shǒu xué xiào de guī dìng。

We all need to comply with the school's rules.

每个人都应该遵纪守法,不能做违法的事。

měi gè rén dōu yīng gāi zūn jì shǒu fǎ,bù néng zuò wéi fǎ de shì。

Everyone should observe discipline and abide by the law, and must not do illegal things.

Words with 遵

遵从

zūn cóng

to comply with

遵令

zūn lìng

to obey orders

遵化

zūn huà

see 遵化市[Zun1 hua4 Shi4]

遵化市

zūn huà shì

Zunhua, a county-level city in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

遵奉

zūn fèng

to conform

遵守

zūn shǒu

to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)

遵循

zūn xún

to follow; to abide by; to comply with

遵旨

zūn zhǐ

to obey the Emperor's decree

遵时养晦

zūn shí yǎng huì

to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

遵义

zūn yì

see 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4]

遵义市

zūn yì shì

Zunyi, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]

遵办

zūn bàn

to handle in accordance with (the rules)

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